Anticipating Continued Growth, Gibson Sothebys International
Realty Expands Leadership Team
Gibson Sothebys
International Realty promoted four members of its leadership team:
Colleen Barry is the Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey Tarczali is
the Chief Operating Officer, Robyn Grandolfi is the Chief
Accounting Officer, and Nicole Rideout is the Director of Business
Development. Former CEO and current Co-Owner, Larry Rideout, is now
the Chairman of the growing organization.
Gibson Sothebys International Realty experienced a 40% increase
last year, achieving over $1.5 billion in sales. It was also the
only firm in the top five in the state to increase marketshare
year-over-year (source: MLSpin). This April they ranked #128 out of
the top 500 firms in the country, according to the REAL Trends 500.
Weve grown tremendously over the last couple of years and these
changes have proactively positioned us for additional growth. It
was time for us to expand our leadership team to drive this
expansion, said Larry Rideout, Chairman and Co-Owner. We decided to
promote from within for a few key reasons chief among them is that
our culture is unique and invaluable to how we operate our
business. We need leaders to work alongside us who see the vitality
in this.
For the first time since Betty Gibson sold her firm decades ago,
Gibson Sothebys International Realty now has a woman as CEO. A
15-year veteran of the real estate industry, Colleen Barry formerly
led the firms marketing and productivity departments. Per Agent
Productivity more than tripled in her four-year tenure as Director
of Productivity, propelling their productivity ranking from #3 to
#1 out of the states top five firms (source: Broker Metrics). As
the world and this industry becomes more digital, its easy to lose
sight of what is most important: people. Weve spent the last four
years refocusing our efforts on our agents and clients the results
speak for themselves, said Barry.
The firms facilities and systems have also been upgraded. CAO
Robyn Grandolfi and COO Tarczali collaborated on their upgrade to
dark fiber internet connectivity, improving the office bandwidth to
100X its prior speed. Theyve upgraded additional infrastructure to
allow them to transition to a paperless management system, due to
be released in the early part of the second quarter. COO Jeffrey
Tarczali has spearheaded several renovations and new office
launches. Their Cambridge, Back Bay, South End, and Charlestown
offices have all been expanded or thoughtfully renovated. Tarczalis
approach offers clean lines, bright spaces, and modern furniture.
My teammate, Justin Lavoie, and I collaborated on this effort. The
goal was to make it elegant and fresh. Your environment can have
such an impact on your mood and work. This raises the bar for all
of us.
Two additional promotions were Nicole Rideout to Director of
Business Development and Michelle Atkins to Marketing Manager.
Rideout has built up the firms relocation and referral business
over the last several years, quadrupling the number of referrals.
In 2016 she completed an intense, 46-week Realogy leadership
training course called Ascend. Atkins has worked closely with and
in support of Marketing Director, Greg Clarke. The team has doubled
the size of the Collections Magazine and facilitated multiple
cross-marketing opportunities with Sothebys International Realty
affiliates around the world.
It is an opportunity for all of us to build upon the
opportunities of this moment in time, said co-owner and President,
Paul McGann. You can expect more growth from our team in the next
12 months.
About Gibson Sothebys International Realty
Founded in 1962 by Betty Gibson, Gibson Sothebys International
Realty is Bostons largest independent real estate company. The firm
ranked third in the State of Massachusetts for 2016 with closed
sales in excess of 1.4 billion dollars. Gibson Sothebys
International Realty is part of the Sothebys International Realty
network which encompasses 850 offices in 65 countries and
territories worldwide. Each office is independently owned and
operated. For more information, please visit gibsonsothebysrealty.com.